Hurricane Melissa, Category 5 storm
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A hurricane forms when warm, moist air rises from the ocean surface and creates a spinning system of clouds and storms. In the centre, air sinks, creating the eye, a calm, cloud-free zone surrounded by a wall of violent winds and rain known as the eye-wall.
Hurricane Melissa has hit Jamaica and Cuba. Where's it going to hit next? Here's the latest forecast and spaghetti models for Category 5 storm.
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Will the 13th storm of the hurricane season be lucky and pass right over, or will it be the first to make landfall, potentially in Florida?
On Thursday, the storm was trekking across the Rocky Mountains, FOX Weather reported. Through the weekend and into early next week, the storm will bring impacts to around 150 million Americans, the report said.
NOAA Hurricane Hunters faced one of their most dangerous missions yet as they flew the WP-3D Orion “Kermit” directly into the eye of Hurricane Melissa. The aircraft was violently tossed as brutal turbulence ripped through the cabin,
Queensland and New South Wales are bracing for what is feared could be one of the "most dangerous" weather days over the last few years as supercell thunderstorms are expected to hit both states.
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